2022 Skate Canada NextGen Competition, July 23-24, Waterloo, Ontario

[victorskid]

Unofficial results after the 1st of 2 groups of Jr Men:
Morita 150.59
Bondar 147.38
Guinzbourg 144.62
Li 139.81
Ellis 139.41


WD Lau

 

[Sylvia]

David Li skated to "La Boheme" by Charles Aznavour. His season debut was at Broadmoor Open last month (56.01 in SP, 97.13 in FS, 153.14 1st place) where Keegan Murphy brought a group of his skaters (including Chiu & Kapeikis) to compete.

 

[Sylvia]

Junior champ Anthony Paradis skated to "Sign of the Times" by Harry Styles. He had posted on his Instagram back in April about recovering from a fractured (left) ankle and having to endure "a long 9 1/2 weeks without skating" - glad to see him back! He has nice extension on his forward spirals & a good Biellmann!

 

[JoannaLouise]

I like how Grayson Long's positions in his sit spin matched the changes in the music. A small detail, but very effective.

 

[shutterbug]

I like how Grayson Long's positions in his sit spin matched the changes in the music. A small detail, but very effective.

His music is not at all to my liking (being polite ).

 

[JoannaLouise]

Goodness, how tall is Aleksa Rakic? (Or how short is Joanne McLeod?) He's towering over her!

 

[JoannaLouise]

The first minute of Terry Yu Tao Jin's program was beautiful - he has gorgeous elegant & expressive arms.

Ran out of gas a bit at the end, with a couple of awkward falls and a very slow final spin.

 

[victorskid]

Unofficial final results for the Jr Men:
Rakic 169.8
Paradis 168.91
Shteyngart 168.05
Long 165.71
Jin 157.42
Vasii 153.12
Morita 150.59
Bondar 147.38
Guinzbourg 144.62
Li 139.81
Ellis 139.41




WD Lau

 

[victorskid]

His music is not at all to my liking (being polite ).

Isn't it a good thing we all have different tastes

 

[victorskid]

Jr. Men results: https://skateontario.org/results/NGJULY23/NGJULY23JuniorMenCR.pdf
Protocols: https://skateontario.org/results/NGJULY23/NGJULY23JuniorMenFPDRO.pdf
Video link: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8cnn5k

 

[shutterbug]

Isn't it a good thing we all have different tastes

Absolutely true! Although the music wouldn't be my first choice for a skater with as much personality as Grayson, as @JoannaLouise commented, there are nice nuances in the choreography, so I will keep an open mind going forward.

And on that note, we won't have long to wait to see the programs again, most of the skaters we watched this weekend are also scheduled to compete over the next few weeks at Championnats québecois d'été, and/or the Ontario August Sectional competition.

 

[victorskid]

Pictures of the top 3 in Jr Dance from Skate Canada: https://twitter.com/SkateCanada/status/1551404127284068352
Pictures of the top 3 in Pairs: https://twitter.com/SkateCanada/status/1551406391587491840
Pictures of the top 3 in Women: https://twitter.com/SkateCanada/status/1551409663819878401
Pictures of the top 3 in Men: https://twitter.com/SkateCanada/status/1551413439008055297